23 episodes
Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo CBC True Crime
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4.7 • 7.3K Ratings
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Where is Cleo? Taken by child welfare workers in the 1970’s and adopted in the U.S., the young Cree girl’s family believes she was raped and murdered while hitchhiking back home to Saskatchewan. CBC news investigative reporter Connie Walker joins the search to find out what really happened to Cleo.
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S2 Episode 1: Stolen. Murdered. Missing.
Connie responds to Christine’s plea for help finding her eldest sister, Cleo. The only proof of Cleo’s existence though is a tiny, undated school photo. A clue soon emerges which will take Christine’s search in unexpected directions.
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/missing-murdered-season-2-finding-cleo-transcripts-listen-1.6733352 -
S2 Episode 2: Eyes that haunted me
Christine gets a tip that helps geographically narrow the search for Cleo, and Connie visits another sister, April, to see what she may remember. Scouring old photos and documents, they stumble on a key reference to Cleo in April’s adoption records.
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/missing-murdered-season-2-finding-cleo-transcripts-listen-1.6733352 -
S2 Episode 3: A little lie
Connie meets Cleo’s older brother, Johnny, in Pennsylvania, where he was adopted. He’s haunted by the memory of saying goodbye to Cleo and longs to fulfill a promise to find her. A late night internet search reveals he may be close.
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/missing-murdered-season-2-finding-cleo-transcripts-listen-1.6733352 -
S2 Episode 4: The funeral home
The search for Cleo leads Connie to investigate a headstone belonging to a 13-year-old girl who died in 1978. The cemetery is more than 20 hours away from Arkansas, where Cleo's family has long believed she was killed.
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/missing-murdered-season-2-finding-cleo-transcripts-listen-1.6733352 -
S2 Episode 5: Afraid of the dark
As Connie shares some shocking news with Cleo's siblings, the truth about what happened to her remains just out of reach. Police may have answers but can’t share them yet. It's time to visit the one person who's bound to know more.
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/missing-murdered-season-2-finding-cleo-transcripts-listen-1.6733352 -
S2 Episode 6: Little Pine
A brief encounter with someone who knew Cleo perhaps better than anyone else just before her death reveals crucial details. Connecting new facts about her life leads the investigation to a world far from where Cleo died, back to Little Pine First Nation.
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/missing-murdered-season-2-finding-cleo-transcripts-listen-1.6733352
Customer Reviews
You’ve told their stories.
I loved both seasons, Connie was very thoughtful about how she investigated both of these missing persons. Really shining a light on the effects of the residence schools and AIM adoption program had on the indigenous family structure and the lives changed by it. Giving a voice and dignity to both Alberta Williams and Cleopatra who were loved by their families and communities.
Powerful Podcast
I’ve listen to Season 1 and I’m about 2/3rds through Season 2. This is one of the best I’ve listen to. Fascinating, educational, infuriating, captivating, excellent journalism.
Appalled
Connie your an amazing reporter! This story has broken my heart , and I’m only at the beginning ! But I have to say that customer service rep for the state of NJ that answered the phone BLEW MY MIND, she had me so angry I was cursing ! RUDE ,had ZERO compassion , didn’t even want to try and hear her out and understand ! I apologize on behalf of her , as an American I expect better ! But our government officials are no different than Canadian ! This story resonates because my dads side of my family are Native, and my moms white . I have been a humans rights activist for many years and some of the things i have been learning about the Canadian government is making me so nauseated ! Im so sorry 😢